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The Secret Way to 5X Points on Amazon (& Other Shopping) With AMEX Platinum!

October 17, 2016
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Earn 5X AMEX Membership Rewards Points With United MileagePlus X App

United MileagePlus Xis a shopping app available for Apple and Android devices. You can purchase electronic gift cards for dozens of merchants, including physical and online retailers, restaurants, and services.

You’ll earn bonus United Airlines miles for your purchase. Sometimes up to 5 United Airlines miles per $1 you spend! That’s in addition to rewards you’d earn with the credit card you register with the app.

Experiment: Amazon.com

I immediately earned 25 bonus United Airlines miles, because United MileagePlus X offers 1 additional United Airlines mile per $1 when you purchase a gift card through the app.

My Bonus United Airlines Miles Posted to My Account Immediately

And after a few days, the transaction posted to my American Express account as an airline purchase. So it triggered the 5X bonus for airfare purchases from airlines!

Update: The points haven’t posted to my account, and I’m guessing there’s a good chance it will get 5x points. On the other hand, folks have reported that using the Premier Rewards Gold card doesn’t get 3x points, so there’s also a good chance that I won’t get 5X points!

I Earned an Additional 5X AMEX Membership Rewards Points by Using My AMEX Platinum Card Through the App!

Remember, you must set your payment method to your AMEX Platinum card in the United MileagePlus X app. Otherwise you won’t earn the category bonus.

Note: MasterCard, Visa, and Discover cards typically do NOT code as an airline purchase on United MileagePlus X.

This is a fantastic opportunity to stack United Airlines bonus miles with 5X AMEX Membership Rewards points on purchases like restaurants, office supply stores, department stores, and more.

That said, this likely won’t last long. I can’t tell if this AMEX intended for this to happen because the Mileage Plus X app is part of United (an airline) or not. AMEX has clawed back sign-up bonuses if it suspected folks met the minimum spending in a fraudulent way. So I wouldn’t go overboard here.

So if you have big purchases coming up from retailers included on the United MileagePlus X app, I’d make them sooner than later!

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